Garment.



No. 841,856. PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907.

B. PREBDMAN'.

GARMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED MARJM, 1906.

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No. 841,856. I PATENTED JAN. 22', 1907.

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GARMENT.

APPLICATION .IILED MAR. 14, 1906,

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BARNETT FREEDMAN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 22, 1907. I

Application filed March 14, 1906. Serial No; 306,026.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BARNETT FREEDMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Garments, of

which the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to outer garments, and particularly to those ofan impervious, waterproof, or water 1 epellent character, wherein thenature of the material is such as not to afford the desired ventilationfor the body which occurs through the pervious goods of which garmentsother than mackin- Gauze, besides affording more thorough ventilation,is more durable than the formation of apertures directly through thegarment and is lighter and more durable than rubber piping or tubing orthe insertion into the garment material of apertured pieces of rubber orthe like heretofore'used.

The invention so associates pieces of gauze with the garment as tomaintain a proper fit and as to not increase the weight, thesedisadvantages of eyelets, perforated rubber insertions, piping, and thelike thus being obviated.

The formation of a garment such as 1s contemplated by this invention isdisclosed in the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of thisapplication, wherein is shown, for purposes of illustration, anadaptation of the invention as applied to a waterproof coat.

Like reference characters refer to corresponding parts in the severalviews of the drawings, whereof Figure 1 is an outside view of the coat.Fig. 2 is a view showing both the inside and outside appearance of thecoat. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through the middle of the back onthe line a; as, Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 is a sectional view across theshoulder on the line y y, Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates the main outergarment material, of rubber or other waterproof or water-repellentfabric.

A cape portion 6, of similar material, is disposed outside across theshoulders, being sewed, gummed, or otherwise attached along the top andsideedges 7 and 8 and around the armpits 9. Another cape portion 10 isdisposed over crown of each sleeve, being, together with cape 6 and thesleeve, sewed, gummed,or otherwise attached into armpits 9.

The main garment material 5 is cut away at the top and underneath thecapes 6 and 10 to form openings 11, the free edges caused by formationof said openings in the main garment material being secured at intervalsto the capes by flaps or pieces 12, sewed, gummed, or otherwise attachedto the main material and capes.

To the inner side of the garment and across the shoulders is sewed,gummed, or otherwise attached a yoke 13, the yoke being secured alongthe top, side, and bottom edges, around the armpits, and along the topof each shoulder from the armpit to the collar, as indicated at 13. Ayoke 14 is also secured inside and across the crown of each sleeve.

Throu h yokes 13 and 14 are formed 0 enings 15, t ese openings being atpoints w ere they do not coincide with the openings through the outermaterial and where they are covered by the outer material and the capes.Covering each opening 15 and sewed or otherwise attached to yokes 13 and14, as the case may be, is a piece of silk or other suitable gauze 16.

Inside of each sleeve of the garment is a supplementary sleeve 17, theend of which has an elastic gathering-string run therethrough, which isarranged to encircle the wrist of the wearer, and thus hold the innersleeve closely thereto.

It will be noted that yokes 13 and 14, securely attached as they are tothe outer garment material, serve to preserve the proper form and fit ofthe arment and obviatesagging of the materia which might otherwise occurfrom the cuttin away thereof to form openings 11. In addition suchtendency to sag is also met by the attachment of the capes at intervalsto the main garment material by flaps 12. The yokes are continuous asfar as strength is concerned, the cut-away portions made to formopenings. 15 being held in shape by the gauze covering the openm 's.

i uflicient ventilation is given through openings 15 and 11 and outthrough the bottom of the capes between flaps 12. The entrance of wateris prevented by the capes covering the openings and by the fact that theouter material also covers the yoke-open ings 15.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A garment having the upper part ofits outer material cut away to forman opening, a cape attached to the garment and covering sa d opening,and a yoke inside of the garment and underneath the cape, said yokehaving an opening therethrough at a point opposite a portion of theouter garment-material.

2. A garment having the upper part of its outer material cut away toform openings, a cape attached to the garment and covering the openings,a yoke inside of said garment and underneath of said cape, said yokehaving an opening therethrough, and a piece of gauze covering theyokeopening.

3. A garment having the upper part of its outer material cut away toform openings, a cape attached along its upper edge to the garment andalong its bottom edge at intervals to the garment, said cape coveringsaid openings, and a yoke inside of said garment and underneath saidcape, said. yoke having an opening therethrough and being attached tothe garment along its outer edges, around the armpits, and along a linefrom each arm pit to the collar.

4.- A garment having the upper part of its outer material cut away toform openings, a main cape attached to the garment along its upper andside edges and along the armpits, and attached to the garment along itslower edge at intervals, a cape over the crown oi each sleeve having itsupper edge attached along the armpit and its lower edge attached atintervals, a yoke inside of said garment and underneath the main cape,said yoke having openings therethrough at points 0pposite portions ofthe arment material, a yoke across the crown of each sleeve andunderneath the sleeve-cape, said sleeve-yoke having an openingtherethrough at a point opposite a portion of the garment material, andpieces of gauze covering the openings in said 'yokes.

5. A garment having the upper part of-its outer material cut away toform an opening, a cape attached to the garment and covering saidopening, and a yoke inside of said garment and underneath of said capeand having ventilating means therein cooperating with the opening in theouter material.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence 01' two witnesses.

' BARNETT FREEDMAN. lVitnesses:

DENNIS F. COLLINS,

JOHN W. HOGAN.

